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Beechcraft says it has a launch customer for its AT-6 light attack aircraft, and could announce an order for 24 examples of the type before the end of 2013. The company has held "serious discussions" for 24 aircraft, says Beechcraft chief executive Bill Boisture, speaking at the company's chalet. He declined to identify the customer, however, but says the company has seen interest in the type from countries in the Middle East, Latin America, sout ...

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An Anglo-French effort to pursue a future class of unmanned combat air system continues to take shape, with Dassault displaying a representative model on its exhibit. Dassault and the UK's BAE Systems have previously signed a memorandum of understanding to work towards the development of a future UCAS, which would draw on the lessons learned during their respective Neuron and Taranis technology demonstrator programmes. The partners have already p ...

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I once wrote about how it took me some visits to different museums and reading a book to connect the dots and see what was the controversy in France about the Wright Brothers pioneering first flight . It takes several museums to get a complete glimpse of the story of the X-15 . This experimental aircraft, powered with a rocket engine, was used to reach the edge of outer space and gather data for aircraft and space design. In doing so, it set seve ...

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UTC Aerospace Systems says that it will provide nacelle maintenance for Polish flag carrier LOT's fleet of Boeing 787 . Under the agreement announced at the Paris air show , UTC Aerospace Systems' Prestwick service centre in Scotland will perform MRO including unscheduled maintenance and provision of rotable nacelle component loans. The first European carrier to take delivery of the Dreamliner in late 2012, LOT has already taken delivery of three ...

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FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) A two-person Cessna 210 made an emergency landing Sunday at the Fresno Yosemite International Airport due to landing gear issues. The pilot had to make an emergency crash landing at Fresno Yosemite International Airport. The emergency landing caused several flight delays after shutting down the runway. Luckily, the couple inside the aircraft was not injured. It did a lot of damage to the airplane but hey, were in one piece, ...

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PARIS (June 18, 2013) Rockwell Collins today announced that China Southern Airlines has selected a host of its avionics systems for 66 new aircraft, including Airbus A320s, Boeing 777s and Boeing Next-Generation 737s. Deliveries will begin this year. As part of the selection, Rockwell Collins industry-leading MultiScan Threat Detection System and GLU-925 Multi-Mode Receiver (MMR) will be featured on all aircraft. Our long and trusted relationship ...

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PARIS (June 18, 2013) Bristow Group, which provides helicopter transport services for offshore oil and gas and government operations, is retrofitting a fleet of 44 helicopters, including Sikorsky S-76 C++ and Sikorsky S-92A aircraft with Rockwell Collins Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance (TCAS II) system. Installations are in progress. To date, Rockwell Collins, working closely with Bristow Group, has retrofitted its TTR-4000 TCAS II system o ...

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Big finance waded into a rain-soaked Paris Airshow with more than USD$ 10 billion in orders for passenger jets as plane makers duelled over strategy for large aircraft on Monday. GECAS became the second buyer to endorse a larger version of Boeings 787 Dreamliner, weeks after the lightweight jet went back into service after a three-month grounding. GECAS said it would sign up for 10 of the stretched 787-10, joining a USD$ 30 billion order list tha ...

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Big finance waded into a rain-soaked Paris Airshow with more than USD$10 billion in orders for passenger jets as plane makers dueled over strategy for large aircraft on Monday. GECAS became the second buyer to endorse a larger version of Boeing's 787 Dreamliner, weeks after the lightweight jet went back into service after a three-month grounding. GECAS said it would sign up for 10 of the stretched 787-10, joining a USD$30 billion order list that ...

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PARIS U.S. arms makers see rising foreign demand for fighter jets, missile defense systems and other weapons as countries modernize their forces and U.S. officials, facing tighter budgets, encourage allies to invest more in intelligence gathering and aerial refueling equipment. U.S. Air Force arms sales to international buyers doubled over the past two years and further increases are likely, a senior Air Force official said at the Paris air show ...